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Paramilitary Forces of India refer to a group of 10 armed organisations responsible for supporting the Indian military and ensuring internal security.^[1]

List of paramilitary forces

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From 1986 to 2011 theCentral Armed Police Forces (CAPF) were considered as Central Police Organisations (CPOs).^[2] However, as per their respective acts they all are Armed Police Forces.^[2]^[3]

The paramilitary forces are made up of:^[1]

Central Armed Police Forces^[4]
- Border Guarding Forces
  - Assam Rifles (AR)
  - Border Security Force (BSF)
  - Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
  - Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)
- Special Task Force
  - National Security Guard (NSG)
- Forces for Internal Security
  - Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)
  - Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
Railway Protection Force (RPF)
Special Frontier Force (SFF)
Special Protection Group (SPG)

Paramilitary Forces^[1]
Paramilitary force	Active Strength	Governing Body	Operational area	Role
Assam Rifles	63,747^[5]	Ministry of Home Affairs (administrative) Ministry of Defence (operational)^[6]	Northeast India,India–Myanmar border	Border guard
Border Security Force	257,363^[5]	Ministry of Home Affairs	India–Pakistan border andIndia–Bangladesh border^[7]	Border guard
Central Industrial Security Force	144,418^[5]		Industries,public sector undertakings,space installations,airports,seaports andDelhi Metro	Protection and security of operational areas
Central Reserve Police Force	313,678^[5]		All India Force	Counter-insurgency andgeneral elections
Indo-Tibetan Border Police	89,432^[5]		India–China border^[8]	Border guard
National Security Guard	10,000		Active Special operations in India	Counter-terrorism
Sashastra Seema Bal	97,244^[9]		India–Nepal border andIndia–Bhutan border^[10]	Border guard
Railway Protection Force	76,563	Ministry of Railways	Indian Railways	Protection and security of operational areas
Special Frontier Force	10,000^[9]	Cabinet Secretariat^[11]		Covert operations
Special Protection Group	3,000^[9]	Cabinet Secretariat^[11]	Security ofPrime Minister of India	Executive Protection
Total	1,065,445

Ranks and insignia

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Officers

Rank group

General / flag officers

Senior officers

Junior officers

Assam Rifles^[12]^[13]


Director-general^{[note 1]} -	Special director-general^{[note 2]} -	Additional director-general^{[note 3]} -

Inspector general^{[note 4]}
-

Deputy inspector-general^{[note 5]}
-

Commandant^{[note 6]}
-

Second-in-command^{[note 7]}
-

Deputy commandant^{[note 8]}
-

Assistant commandant^{[note 9]}
-

Border Security Force


Director-general -	Special director-general -	Additional director-general -

Inspector general
-

Deputy inspector-general
-

Commandant
-

Second-in-command
-

Deputy commandant
-

Assistant commandant
-

Central Industrial Security Force^[14]^[15]


Director-general -	Special director-general -	Additional director-general -

Inspector general
-

Deputy inspector-general
-

Senior commandant
-

Commandant
-

Deputy commandant
-

Assistant commandant
-

Central Reserve Police Force^[16]^[17]


Director-general -	Special director-general -	Additional director-general -

Inspector general
-

Deputy inspector-general
-

Commandant
-

Second-in-command
-

Deputy commandant
-

Assistant commandant
-

Indo-Tibetan Border Police^[18]

Director-general
-

Additional director-general
-

Inspector general
-

Deputy inspector-general
-

Additional deputy inspector-general
-

Commandant
-

Second-in-command
-

Deputy commandant
-

Assistant commandant
-

National Security Guard^[19]

Director general
-

Additional director general
-

Inspector general
-

Deputy inspector general
-

Group commander
-

Second in command
-

Deputy commander
-

Team commander
-

Railway Protection Force

Director general

Additional director general

Inspector general/
Principal chief security commissioner

Deputy inspector general/
Chief security commissioner

Senior commandant/
Senior divisional security commissioner

Commandant/
Divisional security commissioner

Assistant commandant/
Assistant security commissioner

Sashastra Seema Bal^[20]

Director-general
-

Additional director-general
-

Inspector general
-

Deputy inspector-general
-

Commandant
-

Second-in-command
-

Deputy commandant
-

Assistant commandant
-

Special Frontier Force

Rank group

General / flag officers

Senior officers

Junior officers

Personnel below officer rank

Rank group	Subordinate Officers (SO)				Non commissioned officers (NCO)				Enlisted
Assam Rifles^[21] v t e									No insignia
Assam Rifles^[21] v t e	Subedar major सूबेदार मेजर	Subedar सूबेदार		Naib subedar नायब सूबेदार	Warrant officer -	Havildar^{[note 10]} हवलदार			Rifleman^{[note 11]} -
Border Security Force v t e									No insignia
Border Security Force v t e	Subedar major सूबेदार मेजर	Inspector निरीक्षक	Sub-inspector उप निरीक्षक	Assistant sub-inspector सहायक उप निरीक्षक	Head constable हवलदार				Constable कनिष्ठबल
Central Industrial Security Force^[14]^[15]^[22] v t e									No insignia
Central Industrial Security Force^[14]^[15]^[22] v t e		Inspector निरीक्षक	Sub inspector उप निरीक्षक	Assistant sub-inspector सहायक उप निरीक्षक	Head constable हवलदार				Constable कनिष्ठबल
Central Reserve Police Force^[16]^[17] v t e									No insignia
Central Reserve Police Force^[16]^[17] v t e	Subedar major सूबेदार मेजर	Inspector निरीक्षक	Sub-inspector उप निरीक्षक	Assistant sub-inspector सहायक उप निरीक्षक	Head constable हवलदार				Constable कनिष्ठबल
Indo-Tibetan Border Police^[18] v t e									No insignia
Indo-Tibetan Border Police^[18] v t e	Subedar major सूबेदार मेजर	Subedar/Inspector सूबेदार/निरीक्षक	Sub inspector उप निरीक्षक		Head constable हवलदार		Naik नायक	Lance naik लांस नायक	Constable कनिष्ठबल
National Security Guard^[19] v t e									No insignia
National Security Guard^[19] v t e	Subedar major सूबेदार मेजर	Assistant commander-1 -	Assistant commander-2 -	Assistant commander-3 -	Ranger grade I -		Ranger grade II -		Combatised tradesmen -
Railway Protection Force v t e									No insignia
Railway Protection Force v t e		Inspector निरीक्षक	Sub inspector उप निरीक्षक	Assistant sub-inspector सहायक उप निरीक्षक	Head constable हवलदार				Constable -
Sashastra Seema Bal^[20] v t e									No insignia
Sashastra Seema Bal^[20] v t e	Subedar major सूबेदार मेजर	Inspector निरीक्षक	Sub inspector उप निरीक्षक	Assistant sub-inspector सहायक उप निरीक्षक	Head constable हवलदार		Naik नायक	Lance naik लांस नायक	Constable कनिष्ठबल
Special Frontier Force v t e									No insignia
Special Frontier Force v t e	Subedar Major	Subedar		Naib Subedar	Havildar		Naik	Lance Naik	Sepoy
Rank group	Subordinate Officers (SO)				Non commissioned officers (NCO)				Enlisted

Notes

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^Equivalent to the ranklieutenant general (लेफ्टिनेंट - जनरल)
^Equivalent to the rank lieutenant general (लेफ्टिनेंट - जनरल)
^Equivalent to the rank lieutenant general (लेफ्टिनेंट - जनरल)
^Equivalent to the rank major general (मेजर - जनरल)
^Equivalent to the rankbrigadier (ब्रिगेडियर)
^Equivalent to the rankcolonel (कर्नल)
^Equivalent to the ranklieutenant colonel (लेफ्टिनेंट - कर्नल)
^Equivalent to the rankmajor (मेजर)
^Equivalent to the rankcaptain (कप्तान)
^Equivalent to the rankhead constable (-)
^Equivalent to the rankconstable (-)

References

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^Dholabhai, Nishit (26 March 2011)."For the paramilitary, all's in a new name".The Telegraphy.
^Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs (12 December 2018).Working conditions in Border Guarding Forces Sashastra Seema Bal, Indo-Tibetan Border Police and Border Security Force)(PDF).Rajya Sabha. p. 1. Retrieved23 January 2024.
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^^a ^b"Sashastra Seema Bal Rules, 2009"(PDF).Ministry of Home Affairs. 2009.
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